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The power of seasonal marketing

By Megan Conniff on November 24th, 2010 | 12192 comments on this postThe+power+of+seasonal+marketing2010-11-24+12%3A31%3A11Megan+Conniff

SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Restaurant SmartBrief — tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues.

Last week’s poll question: Does your restaurant offer holiday promotions?

We always roll out holiday packaging and marketing — 24.56%
My restaurant adds seasonal menu items during the holiday season — 39.06%
Not really, but we always sell gift cards!

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Tags: gift cards, Menu Trends, packaging, promotions, seasonal menu

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The challenges of reusable packaging

By Megan Conniff on October 12th, 2010 | 10813 comments on this postThe+challenges+of+reusable+packaging2010-10-12+16%3A26%3A38Megan+Conniff

SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in SmartBrief on Restaurants — tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues.

Last week’s poll question: Does your restaurant offer any kind of reusable packaging?
All of our packaging is already reusable. — 26.23%
Not yet, but we’re researching our options. Green packaging is a great way to generate good PR and help the environment.[…] Continue Reading »